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Bridgewater denied title in final chance

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DES MOINES - Gavin Bridgewater believes there’s always a plan. Heartbreak visited Bridgewater once again on Saturday night, the senior for South Tama County boys wrestling admitting to the mistakes that led to his 5-4 defeat in the Class 2A 215-pound championship match at Wells Fargo ...

South Tama boys basketball celebrates senior night

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It was senior night at the roundhouse as the South Tama Trojan boys basketball team was set to face off against conference opponent the Williamsburg Raiders last Thursday. This was both teams’ final regular season game of the 2023-2024 season, before heading into their first round playoff ...

Coaches vs. Cancer event raises nearly $700

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This year, the South Tama County and Meskwaki Settlement School basketball programs came together in a joint effort to raise money in the fight against cancer by hosting a Coaches vs. Cancer event on February 5, 2024. This was a varsity girl-boy double header game that was originally scheduled ...

McBride signs with Simpson

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South Tama County High School senior Kyan McBride signed his letter of intent to play football at Simpson College recently. McBride is a multiple sport athlete at South Tama with participation in football, wrestling, and baseball. During his senior football season, McBride accomplished many ...

Trojans take down Hawks in conference showdown

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MANCHESTER — The South Tama boys basketball team hit the road last Friday night to make the long trip to Manchester to face off against their conference foes from West Delaware. Both teams felt like they have to get a win at this later point in the season for some much needed momentum going ...

Trojan boys secure dominant victory against Warriors

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It was another night full of basketball in the South Tama Roundhouse, as the Meskwaki Warriors made the short road trip to match up against the Trojans on Monday night. The Warriors coming into this game are looking to achieve their second win of the season, to help build some momentum going ...

Warriors prevail over Trojans in close thriller

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Coaches versus cancer was the theme of the night at the roundhouse, as people from all around the community came together to support cancer research and watch some entertaining girls basketball on Monday night. That is exactly what the South Tama Trojans and Meskwaki Warriors fans got. Both ...

Elsbury sisters return to podium

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CORALVILLE — Even against unbeatable odds, Autumn Elsbury wrestled to win on Friday night. The South Tama County sophomore did not spoil a storybook ending for Decorah’s Naomi Simon in the 170-pound championship match — Simon, a University of Iowa commit, achieved her goal of becoming ...

STC’s Jason Arp wins Southeast District Coach of the Year

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Last weekend the South Tama wrestling community was proud to hear that girls wrestling coach Jason Arp won the Southeast District Coach of the Year. This announcement makes Coach Arp eligible to be on the ballot for state coach of the year at the girls wrestling state tournament next week. Arp ...

STC girls sending four to state wrestling

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MASON CITY — South Tama County crowned two regional champions as part of a quartet of state qualifiers from a Region 7 tournament at Mason City High School last Friday. Maeley Elsbury won the 135-pound title and Autumn Elsbury topped the podium at 170 pounds. Kinley Jimenez was 3rd at 235 ...